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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1619 By: Hamilton
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to counties; defining term; requiring
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8 commissioners; requiring publication of certain
8 notice; requiring certain public meetings; providing
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9 requiring certain vote take place after certain
10 comment period; providing for codification; and
10 declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 865.71 of Title 19, unless there
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16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 A. As used in this section, "data center" means any facility
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18 that primarily contains electronic equipment used to process, store,
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19 and transmit digital information and uses environmental control
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20 equipment to maintain the proper conditions for the operation of
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21 electronic equipment.
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22 B. On and after the effective date of this act, any individual
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23 or company intending to construct a data center in unincorporated
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24 county land of this state shall:
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1 1. Notify the board of county commissioners of the county where
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2 such data center is intended to be located by the submission of a
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3 notice of intent, which shall be read aloud and entered into the
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4 minutes of the next meeting of the board. Such notice shall clearly
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5 state the name of the individual or company intending to construct a
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6 data center, the proposed location within the county, and plans
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7 relating to such data center. A copy of such notice shall be
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8 published by such individual or company in a newspaper of general
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9 circulation within the county weekly for at least three (3)
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10 consecutive weeks following the reading of such notice; and
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11 2. In coordination with the board of county commissioners,
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12 schedule at least three public meetings, with at least two (2) weeks
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13 between each meeting, to take place at a convenient location within
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14 the county near the location where the individual or company intends
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15 to construct a data center. Notice of such meetings shall be
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16 published by such individual or company in a newspaper of general
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17 circulation within the county daily for at least two (2) days
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18 preceding such meeting. At such meetings, such individual or
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19 company shall present the plans relating to such data center and
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20 answer any questions from the board of county commissioners or
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21 members of the public who attend such meeting.
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22 C. The board of county commissioners, after certifying that the
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23 provisions of subsection B of this section have been followed, shall
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24 schedule a meeting to approve or disapprove the construction of a
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1 data center. Notice for such meeting shall be given by publication
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2 in a newspaper of general circulation within the county for at least
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3 three (3) consecutive weeks preceding the meeting. Such meeting
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4 shall allow for the individual or company intending to construct the
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5 data center to present the plans relating to such data center and
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6 any additional information requested by the board of county
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7 commissioners, as well as allow for public comment from members of
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8 the public who attend such meeting. Such presentation and public
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9 comment shall happen prior to the vote to approve or disapprove the
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10 construction of a data center. No vote shall take place until all
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11 members of the public who wish to comment have had the chance to
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12 express such comment.
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13 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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14 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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15 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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16 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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